Because God made them that way. There's even a whole part of the Bible where Adam names all the animals. Whoever wonders such a thing is just illiterate... but no less deserving of salvation. We should do our best to answer these sorts of obvious, everyday questions for them.

I've got a chihuahua and when he's feeling scrappy there is no doubt that chihuahuas are related to "real dogs". Pound for pound there isn't a meaner creature on the planet than the mighty chihuahua and if they were bigger the Spanish would have turned back around and forgot Mexico even existed.

This reminds me of "The Periodic Table of the Vegetables"... clever idea, but failed to achieve anything clever in terms of arranging related items into related columns, or any of the other insights incorporated into the real Periodic Table of the Elements.

Similarly here, we have the Corgis which are... Herding dogs, duh. That's it? Nothing interesting regarding their relationship with Valhunds, German Sheperds, Spitz dogs, and Dachsunds?

Disappointed. Was expecting a chart to show what breads contributed to what like the extinct Alaunt and Pugnaces Britanniae contributed to the English Mastiff which contributed to the Scottish Deerhound which was used to breed modern day Irish Wolfhounds making them distant cousins to the Bulldog by way of the Alaunt. But that would be too hard having to read wikipedia all day...

RTOGUY:I've got a chihuahua and when he's feeling scrappy there is no doubt that chihuahuas are related to "real dogs". Pound for pound there isn't a meaner creature on the planet than the mighty chihuahua and if they were bigger the Spanish would have turned back around and forgot Mexico even existed.

Forced to agree on that point. We have a Chihuahua/Fox Terrier mix and he's meaner than spit. Bit the roommate's brother in the naughty bits once. He's wee and old but a complete arsehole. Still wouldn't really consider him a guard dog but you don't ever want to get on the wrong side of Mustang. That would be the biting end :) Should've been named Satan instead.

Fat Man Of La Mancha:Disappointed. Was expecting a chart to show what breads contributed to what like the extinct Alaunt and Pugnaces Britanniae contributed to the English Mastiff which contributed to the Scottish Deerhound which was used to breed modern day Irish Wolfhounds making them distant cousins to the Bulldog by way of the Alaunt. But that would be too hard having to read wikipedia all day...

I also have a Boxer/Cocker Spaniel mix. Seems to be a good mix of working breed/hunting dog. Weird how dog genetics work, however. She's a mix of a medium to large breed and a medium breed and yet she's only about 15 lbs soaking wet. Most people think she's part Pug due to her size, though.

Russ1642:Hopefully I'm here before the nutjobs that claim the chihuahua is descended from the fennec fox rather than wolves.

Safely in before, I'd say. Chihuahuas are all doggie, all the way, although they are, ahem...different...from any other dog breed I've lived with. Not from foxes, they are lil teeny wolf decedents in a small, fierce and occasionally, charming package. Any ijit who says otherwise should go back to tending his/her goldfish.

specialkae:RTOGUY: I've got a chihuahua and when he's feeling scrappy there is no doubt that chihuahuas are related to "real dogs". Pound for pound there isn't a meaner creature on the planet than the mighty chihuahua and if they were bigger the Spanish would have turned back around and forgot Mexico even existed.

Forced to agree on that point. We have a Chihuahua/Fox Terrier mix and he's meaner than spit. Bit the roommate's brother in the naughty bits once. He's wee and old but a complete arsehole. Still wouldn't really consider him a guard dog but you don't ever want to get on the wrong side of Mustang. That would be the biting end :) Should've been named Satan instead.

Same with ours. He'd rather bite you than look at you. He's lucky I haven't yet tried him out for the astronaut program.

phamwaa:specialkae: RTOGUY: I've got a chihuahua and when he's feeling scrappy there is no doubt that chihuahuas are related to "real dogs". Pound for pound there isn't a meaner creature on the planet than the mighty chihuahua and if they were bigger the Spanish would have turned back around and forgot Mexico even existed.

Forced to agree on that point. We have a Chihuahua/Fox Terrier mix and he's meaner than spit. Bit the roommate's brother in the naughty bits once. He's wee and old but a complete arsehole. Still wouldn't really consider him a guard dog but you don't ever want to get on the wrong side of Mustang. That would be the biting end :) Should've been named Satan instead.

Same with ours. He'd rather bite you than look at you. He's lucky I haven't yet tried him out for the astronaut program.

But I love the little shiat anyway.

OK, I LOLed for the first time in a long time in a thread. Going to let Satan, aka Mustang out right now for his evening pee. I also promise not to launch him into space, at least for tonite :)